Decorative ak



0 W. KEIL.

DECORATIVE ART.

APPLICAIION man MAYG. 191a.

Patented Sept. 9,1919.

INVENTOR m, 2M9 M coLumum o'rro WILLY Knit, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

:onconerrvn ART.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 9,1919.

Application filed May 6, 1918. .Serial No. 232,926.

7 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Orro IVILLY KEIL, subject of the Emperor of Germany, and resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Decorative Art, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates, to decorative art and particularly to improvements in the manufacture of ornamental surfaces and has for its primary object the provision of a process of treating intersticed metallic bodies so that the same will closely resemble costly laces of textile fabric or other decorat ive devices such as lace curtains, window screening or coverings or the like.

Another object of the invention resides in the production of an article of the class specified which will be of a permanent nature, fire proof, flexible, Waterproof and sanitary and either wholly or partly transparent as desired and pcrvious to the passage of air therethrough and one which will. consist of instrim'ientalities wherein many varying designs can be readily formed With the visual efl'ect of a lace curtain and stained glass combined in one instance, while in another, the true simulation of a textile fabric curtain.

Other objects will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood and upon reference to the accompanying drawings wherein: D

Figure 1 is a plan view of the finished product.

Fig. 2 is a detail view of the metallic base.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail of the ornamental and decorative element shown at B in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on the line XX in Fig; 3.

In carrying the invention into practice, use is made of an intersticed metallic base or body A such as wire screen cloth; B the ornamental and decorative element, and c and (Z respectively the enamel coating which covers said cloth and the decorative element.

In the process of preparing the cloth, I first subject the same to a suitable cleansing bath in order that all foreign particles and grease will be properly released therefrom. After this operation, the cloth is coated one or a suitable number of times with celluloid, enamel or other suitable well known substance. This may be accomplished either by dipping the cloth directly in the solution orby spraying the coating solution thereon as desired. However, when the cloth is dipped in the solution, it is necessaryin consideration of one of the objects in view to subject the cloth to the action of compressed air or other suitable means to prevent the closing of the interstices of said cloth. I also find it desirable to arrange the coated cloth upon a suitable rotary drying frame to assure an even drying thereof After the cloth is coated and dried, it is subjected to the action of hca the te1nperature of which will of course be regulated according to the nature of the coating substance employed. If celluloid enamel is used, 120 F. is sufiicient and the best results are obtained by retaining the cloth in the presence of such heat for several hours.

, When Japan enamel is used 30 F. is required and where a mineral enamel is employed, the cleansed screening or cloth is first given a coating of gum solution and the enamel. then sprayed or otherwise brought in contact therewith and the coated screening or cloth heated to about 250 F. and then finally fired in a suitable well known baking oven.

The ornamental decorative element B may be cut or stamped from sheet material such as paper, glass, fibrous or mineral sheeting, or may be of a plastic mass which is pressed into the interstices of the cloth A, and the same can be enameled, colored or otherwise decorated either before or after placing it upon the cloth A and fastening the same thereto. In some cases I prefer to construct the decorative element of a translucent material such as suitable stained glass, paper, or celluloid. hen the element 13 is naturally inflan'imable or combustible, it may be first treated in some suitable well known manner to render it fully fireproof.

Where the ornamental decoration is desired in white or the same color as the base cloth, it is preferred tocement or fasten said decoration to the cloth while the latter is in an unprepared or uncoated condition and the-n coat both the cloth and said deco ration in a single operation.

What I claim is:

1. The herein described process of manufacturing decorative objects to produce a visual imitation of textile lace which consists in first providing a metallic intersticed body member, providing said body With a coating substance, treating the body to permanently prevent the coating substance from filling the interstices thereof, attaching a decorative element to the body and then subjecting the decorated coated body to a drying process.

2; The herein described process of manufacturing a visual imitation of textile laces which consists in providing an intersticed body of fire resisting material, enameling said body While maintaining a permanent Copies of this patent m be obtained for opened condition of the interstices, attaching suitable decoratlons to the body and then subjecting the decorated body to the action 1 OTTO WILLY KEIL. WVitnesses:

OTTO E. SCHEIBLE, O'r'ro MANECKE.

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